diff --git a/weed/topology/volume_layout.go b/weed/topology/volume_layout.go
index e500de583..1816577b4 100644
--- a/weed/topology/volume_layout.go
+++ b/weed/topology/volume_layout.go
@@ -12,21 +12,23 @@ import (
 
 // mapping from volume to its locations, inverted from server to volume
 type VolumeLayout struct {
-	rp              *storage.ReplicaPlacement
-	ttl             *storage.TTL
-	vid2location    map[storage.VolumeId]*VolumeLocationList
-	writables       []storage.VolumeId // transient array of writable volume id
-	volumeSizeLimit uint64
-	accessLock      sync.RWMutex
+	rp               *storage.ReplicaPlacement
+	ttl              *storage.TTL
+	vid2location     map[storage.VolumeId]*VolumeLocationList
+	writables        []storage.VolumeId        // transient array of writable volume id
+	oversizedVolumes map[storage.VolumeId]bool // set of oversized volumes
+	volumeSizeLimit  uint64
+	accessLock       sync.RWMutex
 }
 
 func NewVolumeLayout(rp *storage.ReplicaPlacement, ttl *storage.TTL, volumeSizeLimit uint64) *VolumeLayout {
 	return &VolumeLayout{
-		rp:              rp,
-		ttl:             ttl,
-		vid2location:    make(map[storage.VolumeId]*VolumeLocationList),
-		writables:       *new([]storage.VolumeId),
-		volumeSizeLimit: volumeSizeLimit,
+		rp:               rp,
+		ttl:              ttl,
+		vid2location:     make(map[storage.VolumeId]*VolumeLocationList),
+		writables:        *new([]storage.VolumeId),
+		oversizedVolumes: make(map[storage.VolumeId]bool),
+		volumeSizeLimit:  volumeSizeLimit,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -44,12 +46,21 @@ func (vl *VolumeLayout) RegisterVolume(v *storage.VolumeInfo, dn *DataNode) {
 	vl.vid2location[v.Id].Set(dn)
 	glog.V(4).Infoln("volume", v.Id, "added to dn", dn.Id(), "len", vl.vid2location[v.Id].Length(), "copy", v.ReplicaPlacement.GetCopyCount())
 	if vl.vid2location[v.Id].Length() == vl.rp.GetCopyCount() && vl.isWritable(v) {
-		vl.addToWritable(v.Id)
+		if _, ok := vl.oversizedVolumes[v.Id]; !ok {
+			vl.addToWritable(v.Id)
+		}
 	} else {
+		vl.rememberOversizedVolumne(v)
 		vl.removeFromWritable(v.Id)
 	}
 }
 
+func (vl *VolumeLayout) rememberOversizedVolumne(v *storage.VolumeInfo) {
+	if vl.isOversized(v) {
+		vl.oversizedVolumes[v.Id] = true
+	}
+}
+
 func (vl *VolumeLayout) UnRegisterVolume(v *storage.VolumeInfo, dn *DataNode) {
 	vl.accessLock.Lock()
 	defer vl.accessLock.Unlock()
@@ -67,8 +78,12 @@ func (vl *VolumeLayout) addToWritable(vid storage.VolumeId) {
 	vl.writables = append(vl.writables, vid)
 }
 
+func (vl *VolumeLayout) isOversized(v *storage.VolumeInfo) bool {
+	return uint64(v.Size) < vl.volumeSizeLimit
+}
+
 func (vl *VolumeLayout) isWritable(v *storage.VolumeInfo) bool {
-	return uint64(v.Size) < vl.volumeSizeLimit &&
+	return vl.isOversized(v) &&
 		v.Version == storage.CurrentVersion &&
 		!v.ReadOnly
 }